This online seminar from UCC Library will explore the ways in which VR has been used as an innovative instructional application and provide insights into the “when,” “why” and “how” of using VR to maximize learning impact and support student engagement and success. Presenters come from a range of backgrounds and will speak on their...Read More
The life and work of poet Derek Mahon was celebrated last November in Trinity College Dublin with a conference organised by Trinity’s School of English in association with Poetry Ireland and hosted in the Trinity Long Room Hub Arts and Humanities Research Institute. The event took place ahead of what would have been the poet’s...Read More
Trinity College Dublin unveiled a series of new spaces on campus that have been designed as supportive sensory environments to meet the needs of students and staff. The plans were devised by TCD Sense – The Trinity Sensory Processing Project – which aims to make Trinity more inclusive by reviewing and improving new and existing spaces, building sensory awareness and delivering specialist supports to students who...Read More
It’s the Christmas gift you’ve been waiting for!! We are delighted to announce that the closing date for abstract submissions for the CONUL Annual Conference 2022 has been extended to Midnight (GMT), Sunday 16th January 2022. For full details on the themes and sub-themes for submissions, please go to the conference website For full information on the Call for...Read More
UCD Library were delighted to receive the news that more than 30 members of our Client Services and Facilities teams (AKA the Library COVID Response team) were awarded a 2021 UCD Values in Action Award for their outstanding contributions to UCD during the pandemic, and for keeping the ‘show on the road’ throughout. The team...Read More
Returning for its 6th consecutive year, the UL Special Collections and Archives Advent Calendar focuses this year on the themes of travel & transport. We are hopeful that the coming year will again bring an opportunity for travel and adventure. Drawing on the University’s collections, the calendar highlights interesting modes of transportation and exciting travel...Read More
The Call for Papers for our 2022 CONUL Annual Conference: Library.Now – Welcome to the future! – is open. The closing date for abstract submission is Midnight (GMT), Sunday 9th January 2022. Please note that this is a fixed deadline and will not be extended. For full details on the themes and sub-themes for submissions, please go to the conference...Read More
A new agreement will see the transfer of Children’s Books Ireland’s entire archive of award-winning books – dating back to the 1900s – into the care of DCU Library. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed this week which will start the process behind the transferral and also frame this developing partnership. The MoU confirms that...Read More
Irish Librarians condemn publisher Pearson’s 400% price hikes Irish Librarians and library-related organisations wish to express our dissatisfaction with the recent announcement of upcoming increases to content provided by the publisher Pearson. That this news has been communicated as a fait accompli, less than two weeks before taking effect leaves little room to adopt a...Read More
We are delighted to announce that the theme for the 2022 CONUL Annual Conference is Library.Now – Welcome to the future! The Conference will take place at the Limerick Strand Hotel on the 25th & 26th May 2022. Libraries have been innovating and evolving towards a new future over the last decade, and the last...Read More
